Tobacco-container.



i spaces 8 between'the edg are OSCAR H. JOHNSON, OF ELYRIA, OHIO.

TOBACCO-CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.30, 191a.

Application filed February 14, 1913. Serial Ho. 748,450.

To all whamz't may concern Be it known that I, Osoan H. JOHNSON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Elyria, in the county ofLorain and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements inTobacco-Containers, of WhlCll the following is a specification.

This inyention relates to humidors; and it has for its object theprovision of a device of this character which will include a receptacledesigned especially for the reception of plug tobacco or scrap tobacco,which latter is usually marketed in package form, an object of theinvention being to provide a receptacle which will include a moisteningchamber which is in direct communication with the tobacco chamber of thereceptacle, so that the moisture in its circulation may becomethoroughly mixed with the tobacco and thereby maintain the same inproper moist condition.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a vertical section through-thehumidor; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 isa view similar to Fig. 1, showing a slightly modified form of theinvention; and Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 isa vertical section through a portion of the receptacle, showing a stillfurther modification thereof; and Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectiontherethrough.

In describing the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1. and 2, it issaid that the receptacle 1 may be constructed of glass, porcelain or anyother suitable well known material which may be found most desirable forthe purpose. The receptacle is provided with vertical walls 22 andhollow vertical walls 3-3, the latter being sub-divided by intermediatevertical strips or partitions 4, so as to form non-communicatingmoistening chambers or compartments 5, which are adapted to containsponge 6 or a suitable absorbent material which may be saturated withwater. The surfaces or edges 6 of the walls 33 are extended slightlybelow the plane of the surfaces or edges 77 of the walls 3.3 whereby toform intervening cs6 and the cover 9. In this manner it is seen that themoisture leaving the chambers 5 would be free for circulation in thetobacco chamber 10 of the receptacle, so as to permit the moisture to bethoroughly commingled with the tobacco and to maintain the latter in aproper moist condition.

The form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 is designed forthe reception of packages of tobacco and may be made in any suitablesize to accommodate any desired number of packages, as will beunderstood. The cover 9 is provided with a depending flange 11, whichoverhangs the up er edge of the receptacle and which extend; down-Wardly agalnst the outer walls thereof. The cover carries a felt gasket12, which is adapted to bear against the upper edges of the receptacle,so as to seal the joint between the receptacle and the cover.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the receptacle 13is designed for the reception of plug tobacco and as illustrated thereceptacle includes hollow walls 14-44 and 1515. The inner surfaces 17of the walls 14-14 and 15-l 5 terminate below the plane of the outersurfaces of said walls, so that a space 18 is formed between the upperinner edge of the receptacle and the adjacent bottom surfaces of thecover 19, whereby to permit of the required direct communication of themoistening chambers 20 and the tobacco ber 21 in this instance isception of plug tobacco. 15 has its inner and outer with intermediateoifsets 22 and as illustrated the inner offset is designed to present afinger receiving space 23 immediately at one side of the plug tobacco,so as to permit of the insertion of the finger in the space and tofacilitate the operation of withdrawing the plug from the receptacle, aswill be understood. The space 23 is preferably continuous and terminatesat its upper end on line with the top of the tobacco chamber and at itslower end on line with the bottom of said chamber and is adapted toadditionally form a circulating space for the moisture.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6, thereceptacle comdesigned for the re- One of the walls portions provided'prises an outer member 25 and an inner member 26, the walls of thelatter being spaced from the former through bottom spacing lugs 27 andside spacing lugs 28. The lugs 28 are adapted to engage against the sidewalls of the member 25 while the lugs 27 are adapted to engage againstthechamber 21. The chambottom of said member 25, as clearly shown. Thisconstruction is such that the member 26 can be quickly and convenientlyremoved from the member 25 when desired. The form shown in Figs. 5 and 6is otherwise identical with the previously described forms of thedevice.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is A humidor providedwith a central-tobacco chamber and an outer moisture containing chambercommunicating with the tobacco chamber, the tobacco chamber having oneof its walls provided with a continuous vertical finger receivinggroove, said oove also forming a ciroulatm space for e moisture, and aclosure covering both of sand chambers.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature I in presence of twowitnesses.

- OSCAR H. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

J. H.-STE'rs0N, J. R. ROBINSON.

